Monday 12/12 Warm-Up – Please write on the blank half sheet of paper. What are some topics that you know you want review for as you prepare for the final exam? Any concerns you need me to address in the next couple of days? Any questions you have?

Unit 4 Vocabulary Quiz Please make sure your letters are legible! If I can’t tell what it is, I’m not trying to guess 

Writing Carnival A writing carnival is an activity in which a small group works together to produce a text. The first person takes a prompt and begins a story. They write for a set number of minutes. It then rotates to the second person, who reads what the first person wrote and then picks up where they left off. They write for a set number of minutes. Next, it goes to the third person, who reads everything already on the paper and then keeps writing. They write for a set number of minutes. It continues in this rotation before going back to the original writer, who then completes the story.

Dystopian Writing Carnival Today you will be working together to write a dystopian short story. You want your story to include as many characteristics of a dystopia as possible! Whatever you do, do not forget to insert, at some point in your story, some indicator of what the warning for the future is.

Writing Carnival Directions Write down the prompt assigned to you. You will begin your own story and write until it is time to rotate. We will do 4-6 rotations, depending on time. When all the rotations are complete, each group will vote on the ONE best story in their group. One member of each group can then read that story aloud. We’ll vote on the best story in the class.

Dystopian Story Prompts 1. Sometimes I forget the Wall did not always surround the town. 2. Gone, all of it was gone. 3. My house has been destroyed - along with half the city. 4. There were twelve of us in the beginning. 5. I passed the test. My twin didn't. And now I'll never see him again. There had to be others who were immune like me. I am running out of breath, but the creature is right behind me. I never wanted to leave, but now I know I can never go back.

Voting Write down the group number that you think had the best dystopian story (not the funniest, the scariest, the most insane – the most dystopian).

Tuesday 12/13 Warm-Up Start going through the Final Exam Review Packet. This should be completed by next Monday!

Unit 4 Project (In class!) Today, tomorrow, and Thursday is your work time for your Unit 4 project. They are due at the end of class on Thursday. You have a CHOICE on what you would like to do. Read the directions carefully for all options before you begin working. These projects are a PROJECT grade, and if you have 3 class periods (4.5 hours), I expect them to be good.  Please view your rubric each day so you can ensure that you earn your desired grade.

Option 1: Graphic Novel Create a graphic novel that either retells one of the stories we have read during this unit or creates a new, original dystopian story. Your graphic novel must be a minimum of 25 panels long and contain all the graphic novel elements, as were in Persepolis. Your story must have a full plot, and at least two characters. Your story should include at least 7/9 dystopian characteristics. Graphic novels must be neat, colorful, and include a cover/title page.

Option 2: Diary Create a diary of a citizen living in a dystopia. You may include events that mimic events from the stories we have read, and/or come up with original events. You must have a minimum of 10 diary entries, that are at least 400-500 words (approx. ½ page) each. Your diary entries must track the revelations, concerns, and emotions of a dystopian protagonist. Your completed diary should include at least 7/9 dystopian characteristics. Your diary must be neat, bound neatly together, and include a cover/title page.

Option 3: Children’s Book Create a children’s book that is an age-appropriate way to explain a dystopian world to a child. You have to provide accurate information, while telling a story and also making sure it’s something a child could understand. You must have a minimum of 15 pages; each page MUST include pictures and text in the same way that children’s books do. Your completed book should include at least 7/9 dystopian characteristics. Your book must be neat, colorful, bound neatly together, and include a cover/title page.

Option 4: Travel Magazine Create a travel magazine that advertises a dystopian society of your imagination. You may want to base elements of your society on different stories we have read, or create an all original world. Your magazine must be at least five pages long and focused on looking like an actual travel magazine. Different sections should provide all the information potential visitors would want to know. Your magazine should have at least three “articles,” smaller boxes of information, and images. But REMEMBER! You WANT people to come, so you will have to figure out how to make all these bad things still sound appealing. Your society should include at least 7/9 dystopian characteristics. Your magazine must be neat, colorful, bound neatly together, and include a cover/title page.

Project Work Day! Keep an eye on your rubric. Review your option’s requirements. Finish with a bang!

Housekeeping/Reminders Thursday: Projects due at the end of class. Monday: Final Exam Review. Bring your completed study guide! Tuesday: 1st and 2nd block finals, then early release. Wednesday: 3rd and 4th block finals, then early release.

Friday 12/16 Complete the BRAINSTORMING handout about this semester/class. Prepare any questions you have from the study guide.

Advice to a Future Student Write a letter to a future World Lit student…. (Dear ______,) Your letter must be a MINIMUM of one page/four paragraphs. More details = better quality. Include information about the course: Tips for success – What to do What “not to do” What you will learn Things you need What to know about the teacher What you write should benefit a real future student, but should also make it clear what YOU learned and what YOU are taking away. Letters should be neat, and written in ink, at a minimum. Please also consider touches of creativity, color, and anything else that you think would set you apart.